Story+1993-04-24+Gent,+Belgium

”Thank you....when I was a little boy, there was, uh.....this big house on this hill outside of town that used to hold some....like, fascination for me and my dad....”
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Mansion on the Hill’:**

”Thank you....here’s a song I wrote, uh...it was in the mid-80’s....and uh....never put it on a record, it was....I left it unrecorded, it was kind of a mistake, I should, I should’ve recorded it sometime....but uh....I guess this is kind of a song about feeling young, you know, like anything’s possible....so...gonna do this for all my younger brothers and sisters out there (cheers)...this is called ‘This Hard Land’....”
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘This Hard Land’:**

”Thank you....this is uh....this is a song about running out of choices....”
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Atlantic City’:**

”Ah, yes (cheers)...well, alright, we’ll do something different...ah (?)...this is a song, uh, that come out on, uh....benefit record we did over here, I don’t know, originally done by the great Elvis Presley (cheers)...gonna take you to that gambling, rambling town (?) got, ladies and gentlemen....”
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Viva Las Vegas’:**

”I’d like to just.....take a moment, thank everybody for coming down to the shows we done here , thank you very much (cheers)....haven´t been back in a while, I wanna thank you for, uh.....the wonderful reception you gave us, couldn’t have been better, you’re a great audience (chuckles)(cheers).....and.....I’d also like to take a minute and thank you for the support that you’ve given my music over the years, it means a lot to me and I appreciate it, thank you (cheers)....”
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, intro to ‘Thunder Road’:**

´´We drove thousands of miles just to be here tonight....I´m here tonight because I´ve got to make a testament....I´ve got to bring witness to something....I came here to tell you....I came here to let you know....I came here to testify tonight as I´m standing here right in front of you ....there´s just one thing I´ve got to say....there´s just one thing that I need to tell you....what I want you to know is I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I....I´m just a prisoner....of rock and roll !....´´
 * 24.04.93 Gent, Belgium, middle of ´Light of Day´**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//